About Us

The National Academy of Education (NAEd) advances the highest quality education research and its use in policy formulation and practice.  Founded in 1965, the Academy consists of U.S. members and foreign associates who are elected on the basis of outstanding scholarship or contributions to education. Since its establishment, the Academy has undertaken numerous commissions and study panels which typically include both NAEd members and other scholars with expertise in a particular area of inquiry. 

In addition to serving on committees and study panels that address pressing issues in education, Academy members are also deeply engaged in NAEd’s professional development fellowship programs focused on rigorous preparation of the next generation of scholars. Since 1986, NAEd has administered the NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, funded by The Spencer Foundation, which supports early career scholars working in critical areas of educational research.  In 2007, NAEd launched the Adolescent Literacy Predoctoral Fellowship Program with generous support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to support doctoral research aimed at improving literacy outcomes for middle and secondary school students. In keeping with its mission, NAEd funds proposals that promise to make significant scholarly contributions to the field of education as well as to advance the careers of the fellowship recipients.

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